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Council approves Piebarker contract to GPS and test roughly 1,600 hydrants for ISO rating
Summary
The council approved a contract with Piebarker Fire and Safety to conduct hydrant flow tests and GPS all city hydrants to support ISO rating and dispatch mapping; the city manager said water system performance accounts for a large share of ISO points.
The Milledgeville City Council voted to authorize a contract with Piebarker Fire and Safety to perform hydrant flow testing and GPS mapping of the city's fire hydrants as part of an ISO (Insurance Services Office) rating review.
City Manager Mr. Griffith told the council the third-party testing is important because roughly 73% of ISO scoring is tied to water-system capacities rather than fire-station counts or truck numbers. He said the contract will flow hydrants, verify operation, and GPS their locations so dispatchers can quickly identify the nearest hydrant when responding to incidents. Mr. Griffith estimated the inventory at about 1,600 hydrants, including those at Central State.
The clerk read the resolution authorizing the contract by caption and the council approved the measure on a roll call.
Council directed staff to oversee the contractor during testing; staff will receive and catalog GPS coordinates and test results for integration into the city’s CAD mapping and for future planning.
